Major Activities

Date

Documents Signed/Develop/Outputs

First Meeting of Panels and Secretariats

August 18, 2003
Balay Mindanaw Ancestral Home
Cagayan de Oro city

Drafted initial pre-confidence building agreements

Agreed on dates of the 1st Formal Talks

First Round of Formal Talks

September 22, 2003
Macapagal-Macaraeg Ancestral Home, Iligan City

(1) Joint Commitment to Pursue Peace and Development

(2) Rules on the Conduct of Formal Peace Talks

(3) Rules on the Conduct of Local Consultations as Integral Part of the Process

Assessment on the GRP-RPM-M Peace Process

September 2-3, 2004
Harbor Lights

Decided to continue as the Secretariat to the Peace Process but discussed thoroughly on how to pressure government to be sincere in pursuing the peace talks

1st Wave of Local Peace Consultations

November 8-10, 2003
Barangay Mahayahay
Sultan Naga Dimaporo
Lanao del Norte

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

Local Facilitators Training on Barangay Development Planning through participatory Rural Appraisal

November 18-22, 2003
Chali Beach Resort, Gusa
Cagayan de Oro City

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

2nd Wave of Local

November 23-24, 2004
5 barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte
24 barangays in Upi, Maguindanao

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

1st Post Consultation

November 25, 2004
Barangay Mahayahay
Sultan Naga Dimaporo
Lanao del Norte

Commitments renewed

RPM-M Peacebuilding Conference for Cadres and Combatants

March to April 2005

Leveling off on the “Peace Process” processes

GRP Secretariat Capacity Building Training

March 2005

Planning for GRP Secretariat

3rd Wave of Local Peace Consultations

April 2005
4 barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte
7 barangays in Agusan Cluster

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

4th Wave of Local Peace Consultations

June 7-11, 2005
18 barangays in the Municipalities of Godod (8) and Siayan (10), respectively, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

Capacity-building for the Joint Secretariat

“Regional Conference on Conflict Management for South East Asia”

September 19-23, 2005
Pattaya, Thailand

GRP-RPM-M Case Study Presentation

5th Wave of Local Peace Consultations

October 22-26, 2005
8 barangays in Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

Second round of Formal Talks

October 27-28, 2005
Balay Mindanaw Peace Center, Cagayan de Oro City

(4) Formal Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities

Capacity-building for the Principals and Mediator of the GRP-RPM-M peace process

November 2005
Romania, EU

Case Analysis and Deepening of Commitment in Pursuit to the GRP-RPM-M Peace Process

Southern Command Briefing and Orientation on the Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities

November 2005
Southern Command Camp in Zamboanga City and the 3 Philippine Army Divisions in Pagadian, Cotabato City and Cagayan de Oro City

Government Panel, members of the technical working group and from the independent secretariat visited the Southern Command Camp to orient the military commanders about the updates in the peace process to avoid shooting encounters in the field.

A Dialogue with the GRP-RPM-M Panels and Secretariats and Community and the MPI

May 31, 2006
Barangay Mahayahay, SND, Lanao del Norte

May 30, 2006
Balay Mindanaw Peace Center
Cagayan de Oro City

Sharing of insights and learnings

Interactions with community partners

LCMT Designing

October 5, 2006
Davao City

Updating of the secretariats

6th Wave of Formal Talks

November 13-17, 2006
22 barangays of the Municipalities of Gutalac, Liloy, Labason, Roxas, Kalawit of the Zamboanga del Norte

Community Profile and Priority Programs and Projects

Workshop on the Frameworks for Peace Negotiations

November 29 - December 2, 2006

Exchange of experiences and frameworks among leaders of the revolutionary groups (RPMM, MILF, MNLF,CPLA), OPAPP, Conciliation Resources

Designing of the LCMT and Contents of the Implementation of the AGCH

December 18-19
Malayan House, Ortigas
Manila

Draft Agreement

Third Round of Formal Talks

December 20, 2006
Pryce Plaza Hotel
Cagayan de Oro City

(5) Signing of the Guidelines and Ground Rules for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities

(6) Joint Resolution to Further Advance the Gains of the GRP – RPM-M Peace Process

Contract Signing between the Demokratikong Kilusan ng Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (DKMP-Lanao) and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZet)

December 2006Davao City

Partnership contract worth 1.5 Million on the Capacity-building and Livelihood Support to 10 Barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo in support to the GRP-RPM-M Peace Process

Project Validation Workshops by the Independent Secretariat

October 8-9, 2006
Municipality of Godod
Zamboanga del Norte

December 27-28, 2006
Upi, Maguindanao

20 Priority Projects finalized for Support

A Dialogue with Action Asia Partners

October 28, 2006
Macapagal Ancestral Home

Sharing of insights of the principals and the Action Asia Conference participants

Planning for the LCMT Finalization and Designing

January 31, 2007
Malayan House, Ortigas
Metro Manila

Finalized LCMT Cluster Areas and Planned for the Training of the LCMT and Tasking among the Secretariats

Post Consultation for the Five Barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo

February 18-19, 2007
Barangay Mahayahay
Sultan Naga Dimaporo
Lanao del Norte

Workshop results on stakeholdership of the peace process of the community

Project Proposal Writeshop for the Partners of the GRP-RPM-M Peace Process

July 11-13, 2007
Iligan City with
Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP)

September 10-12, 2007
Cagayan de Oro City with
The German Technical Cooperation (GTZet)

12 Proposals drafted and are being evaluated at present for funding support (67 barangay)

6 proposals drafted and are further developed by the proponents for GTZet evaluation for funding support (19 barangays priority for Upi, Maguindanao and Agusan Cluster)

Workshop on GRP-RPM-M Peace Process with Action Asia

July 29-20, 2007
Phnom Pehn, Cambodia

Presented the GRP-RPM-M Peace Process to the ACTS Students in the Cambodia

Presented the Peace Process as an alternative peace talks to the public and gained NGOs supporters from Asia

Project Implementation of Priority Projects

2006 up to Present
(10 barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo-GTZ)

November 2006 up to Present
(8 barangays in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte- & 2 barangays in Maguindanao-MISERIOR)

January 2007 up to present
(10 barangays in Upi, Maguindanao-Cordaid)

January 2007 up to present
(20 barangays in 5 municipalities in the province of Zamboanga del Norte-TAF)

June 2008 up to present (Phase II of the 10 barangays in Sultan Naga Dimaporo-GTZ)

September 2008 up to present (3 barangsy in Agusan del Norte-GTZ)

Project Profiles of the on going implementation of the Priority Projects